New MK Gold MovieMKX
has reported that DreamCast Magazine has put an MK
Gold movie onto their monthly interactive CD. The movie
which was originally 20mb has been cut down to 5mb thanks to MKX. Only
the most important scenes are on their. Also, if you don't like long
download times, go over to MKN
where they have cut it down to a slow, choppy clip at about 1mb in RealVideo
format. The movie shows the select scrreen, fight scenes,
and new backgrounds. Check it out, or get the magazine to see the
full movie in better quality. The links are referenced in the MKE's
MK Gold movie section.

August 27, 1999

MK4 Arcade Machine Giveaway!You heard right! UserLordJ
from the Mortal Kombat REVOLUTION
is giving away a FREE Revision 3 MK4 Arcade Machine. All you have
to do is sign his guestbook and soon a winner will be picked at random
and notified by e-mail. And if you've already signed the guestbook,
you're already eligable. That's it...no strings attached! Basically,
he knows a friend whos father owns a local arcade called Game Express and
he's getting rid of the MK4 machine, so UserLordJ asked if he could have
it. Once there is a winner, the shipping and handling will be taken
care of by the owner of the arcade. It's simple, so go to his site
now and try to win this second MK4 arcade machine giveaway since MK
Dominion did it awhile back.

August 26, 1999

Ed Boon Chat In ReviewWell, the Ed Boon chat was held
last night at mortalkombat.com,
and boy was it pretty slow. Most people kept asking questions about
MK5 and couldn't get it through their heads that it was too early in development
to be asking those questions. Also, there were many questions about
Tobias and the others leaving Midway which were expected to pop up, but
Boon tried to avoid answering those question because they probably did
tick him off a little. The questions about MK Gold were pretty interesting,
but with it's release just 2 weeks away I don't know why people can't just
wait to find out what it'll be like. I tried to ask a question but
I didn't know how until after the chat was over...oh well. All I
wanted to ask was if he felt his job was making his life enjoyable because
I know he won't be making video games when he's 50...or maybe he will.
Who knows? I didn't want to flood him with a useless question like
people did when the chat was temporarily unmoderated. So anyway,
TRMK
has come up with a full chat transcript
that you can read up on, although I prefer MKX's
real/fake translation
of some of the chat out of his point of view. Some funny stuff their.
Listed below are some of the interesting things that popped up in the chat.

MKSF is still in full development despite
the leave of the staff members

Ed Boon's site will be updated with
those long awaited MK Gold movies soon

Arcade versions of MK5, coming is late
2000, will utilize a new 3DFX card instead of the Zeus 2 chip which will
even blow the PSX 2 away

Scorpion will be the first character
implemented into MK5 since Midway can make him look great

MK Gold is done

MK5 will have more weapon features
and a totally new button

"Test You Might" is just one of the
"Test Yours" being added into MK5

New Poll UpI have again added a new poll
to the site for your enjoyment. This poll asks the question "Would
you buy a Sega Dreamcast just to be able to play MK Gold?" The reason
for this question is because there of course has been a lot of hype about
MK Gold and the new revolutionized Sega Dreamcast which made me curious
about how the products will do in the market. Some people would spend
$200 off the bat for the system to then buy MK Gold for $40-$50, and some
people wouldn't. I want to see which way the tables will turn.
So, submit your votes and voice you
opinion about MK Gold now!

August 23, 1999

Official Leave Press ReleaseA lot of websites have gotten their
hands on an official press release concerning the 3 important crew members
that recently left the MK Design Team. It explains why the 3 designers
left the cmpany to persue new goals and it explains the history and future
of Mortal Kombat as we know it. "Our
careers at Midway have been prosperous for ourselves as well as the company.
Now itís time to seek new opportunities that will only be possible by taking
this step," said Tobias in the press release. To read the whole press
release, get the text version by clicking here.

Midway Rumors True!It has been confirmed that the
rumor of John Tobias, Dave Michicich,
and Josh Tsui leaving Midway is true. In fact, they've been gone
since the beginning of August and they plan to join forces to persue their
own projects in the future to do things on their own. This probably
means definate delays for MK Special Forces since Tobias and Tsui had such
a big role with the game's production, thus explaining the delay until
Spring of 2000, but no word on that has occured at this time. But
I do know that Midway has hired about 3 new people to join the design team
so maybe MKSF will get finished. Who knows?! It looks like
MK is going down the tubes now. Keep checking back for more on the
fate of MKSF.

Midway Vs
GT InteractiveMKN
has gotten word tha it seems like Midway and GT Interactive are having
business problems of their own. Gamespot
News has reported that GT Interactive settled a breach of contract
filed 6 months ago with Midway for an unknown amount of money. GT
Interactive complained of delays in games and not receiving enough things
about the game. Midway feels it is GT Interactives own fault for
their loss in profit because of gaming troubles. Basically, both
companies are fed up with each other. Midway...you're on the road
to trouble.

Updates At Midway.comMidway.com
has been highly updated with a new main page and every section has been
made over. All the pages have Flash/Shockwave previews of the games
which does take the loading time to the limits. The MK Gold section
is cool with scrolling pictures and information about the upcoming game.
Personally, I liked the other main page better, but this one's alright.
Go check it out.

Videogames.com
UpdateVideogames.com
has updated their MK
Gold section with 5 new screenshots and a lot of new information
pertaining to the game. After playing the game, they discovered many
things, including some new moves, great graphics, quick loading time, and
cool new alternate costumes. What caught their eyes the most was
Cyrax's new alternate costume, which is a robot with no mask on.
So, go check out the new screenshots and read up on this Dreamcast exclusive
now!

August 22, 1999

Test #8 UpI've added yet another test to
the MK Empire. Test #8 is here,
and this time you have to fill in the correct answer to the phrase.
Go try it out and see if you have the skills once again to get the answer
right!

Ask A Question DownStill, the Ask A Question form
is not working for some unknown reason. I will have to check out
the server hosting the service to see if there have been any script changes
and maybe then it will be back up. So, right now this feature on
the Survey page is down for now
until the problem is fixed. When it's fixed, you will be notified
and then anyones' questions will be answered.

August 13, 1999

More On The RumorsIt seems that MKN
and MKX have reported that
both Videogames.com
and Gamespot
News have gotten some information regarding the Tobias mystery.
Come to find out, John Tobias, Dave Michicich, and Josh Tsui will all be
quitting after their latest projects are finished to persue new tasks!
This probably does mean that MKSF will be completed by spring, but after
that, what about all the other MK games we expect in the future?
With these three men quitting, the future of MK could come to a screeching
halt without there ever being a release of MK5 because truthfully, the
arcades aren't cutting it anymore. We'll keep you updated if anything
else happens.

"Ask A Question" MovedI am sorry that this went on for
almost a week, but when I added the Ask A Question form to the Search
section, it decided not to work. I think this problem occured because
there were two forms on one page. So, the Ask A Question form has
been moved to the Survey section
for now since the survey is over. So, if anyone sent in a question
and didn't get a reply, it's because I never got it, so please re-submit
it and I'll get back to you. Sorry for the inconvenience.

August 7, 1999

Survey Results Sent!Well, I have finally sent in the
MK5 survey results for Ed Boon's viewing pleasure. Hopefully, he
will take the comments that were given into consideration and I am hoping
for a response. I'm sure he's busy with his job and he probably won't
respond any time soon, so we just have to wait it out. Maybe we can
get some comments on the John Tobias rumors too. When, or if I get
any word back from the survey results, the news will be posted right here.

Tobias Rumor True?!MKX
has reported that they have gotten the official word that John Tobias has
quit his job, and they also report that the other lay-offs of the testers
at the same time was just a coincidence. But, it has been said that
John's leave may not be permanent, and he may just be taking a break from
the company, but this could stall MKSF. MKN
has also reported that Midway had recently hired a new Vice President who
was a previous EA Sports executive. They bring up a good point
in that there may be some problems coming from the new Vice Presieent which
may have caused the lay-offs and the quiting. This is not an official
statement, so keep in mind it may be wrong. We'll have more on the
story as it progresses.

Search Engine RevampThere has been a new addition to
the Search Engine section.
Now, there is a subject box where you can e-mail me any question pertaining
to Mortal Kombat and it will be answered within 48 hours. The reason
why I decided to add this to the site was because many people have many
questions about MK and they can never find the answer. Now, all you
have to do is type in your e-mail address and the question you want answered
and submit it to me. I'll view it and get back to you directly.
So, go try out the new question box and ask away.

August 5, 1999

Rumors=Tobias Quits!MKX
has reported on what is hopefully a rumor. It seems that they've
gotten word that John Tobias, the main man behind MKSF, has just quit his
job of working for the MK Team. He's also reported that some MK testers
have quit, along with some other arcade staff members. This is terrible
for the future of Mortal Kombat as we know it, and this new change will
likely affect the production of MKSF along with MK Gold and MK5.
I will keep you updated on this trama as soon as anything arrives.

Videogames.com UpdatedThe Videogames.com
website has been updated with 22 more screenshots and 2 new movies added
to their MK
Gold section showing off the game in its production version.
Pay attention to the new pictures because they show off the new stages
like the Ice Pit and they look really nice so far. But since these
shots are from the production version and not the final version, there
will probably be some changes to the game before it ships....hopefully.

Belokk Is OutWell, it seems as if all hope is
lost for the character named Belokk, who was an unstable character slated
to be in the final version of MK Gold. Eurocom has stated that he
will not be in MK Gold but the reasons for this decision are unknown.
It almost seemed to good to be true when he was first discovered by "accident".
Hopefully, the other 23 or so characters will make up for the loss.

MK Gold In EGMIn the September issue of Electronics
Gaming Monthly, there is a pretty big 2 page spread of the
MK Gold advertisement for the exclusive Sega Dreamcast. The spread
has 3D renderings of some of the old and new characters and the set release
date is 9/9/99. In one of the pictures on the bottom it has Cyrax
throwing his green net. It looks pretty cool, so go out and grab
the magazine, or view the pictures over at TRMK.

Poll EndsWell, after getting a lot of responses
to the new poll, I'v edecided to take it down for now. The poll asked
"Does the MKE really need a framed version
of the news page?" After getting 246 votes, it showed that 160 people
voted Yes (65%) and 86 people voted No (35%). So, the results show
that the framed version will stay for those who want it. Stay tuned
for a new poll coming very soon, and thanks to all who voted!

August 2, 1999

Video Gamers' League AdditionWell, it seems like many MK sites
have gotten word that they have been chosen to join the Video Gamers' League,
and the MK Empire was just one of them. I recently got an e-mail
stating that this league hosts many video game tournaments around the country
and MK Gold is one of the fighting games in the tournament. The tournament
is being held from November 1999 to May 2000 in 19 cities, and the winners
proceed to the National Championship. I was asked to put up their
button on the site, so it's in the awards
section. Check out their website
to read more about the new tournament.